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BONUS TRACKS: Roots Music News from Yasmin Williams, Amadou & Mariam, Rhiannon Giddens, and Turnpike Troubadours

BONUS TRACKS: Roots Music News from Yasmin Williams, Amadou & Mariam, Rhiannon Giddens, and Turnpike Troubadours

Innovative picker and songwriter Yasmin Williams made some headlines on Wednesday after she received “absolutely insane” email responses from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. Earlier this week, she wrote to Interim Executive Director Richard Grenell (appointed by Donald Trump during his complete gutting

THROUGH THE LENS: Roots Music Roars Through Austin, Texas During SXSW 2025

THROUGH THE LENS: Roots Music Roars Through Austin, Texas During SXSW 2025

BONUS TRACKS: Michael Hurley Passes Away at 83 and More Roots Music News from Bruce Springsteen and Kelsey Waldon

BONUS TRACKS: Michael Hurley Passes Away at 83 and More Roots Music News from Bruce Springsteen and Kelsey Waldon

THE READING ROOM: Geoffrey Himes Posits The Opposite of Outlaw Country in New Book 'In-Law Country'

THE READING ROOM: Geoffrey Himes Posits The Opposite of Outlaw Country in New Book 'In-Law Country'

THROUGH THE LENS: Big Ears Festival 2025 Digs Deep

THROUGH THE LENS: Big Ears Festival 2025 Digs Deep

BONUS TRACKS: Fare Thee Well and a Sister Rosetta Bio Pic, and New Music from Guitarist Marc Ribot

BONUS TRACKS: Fare Thee Well and a Sister Rosetta Bio Pic, and New Music from Guitarist Marc Ribot

THROUGH THE LENS: Willie Nelson’s Texas Luck Reunion & Australia’s Blue Mountains Music Festival

THROUGH THE LENS: Willie Nelson’s Texas Luck Reunion & Australia’s Blue Mountains Music Festival